China is a huge industrial country producing goods for many countries of the world. It is thanks to this that the transport infrastructure is well developed in the state, and sea crossings occupy a leading place in it.
The largest maritime power has numerous ports (including Guangzhou), logistics centers and warehouse terminals serving cargo transportation.
General information about ports in China
On the map you can see that the east and south of China are washed by the sea. The length of the coastline is 18,400 kilometers. In addition, due to the rapid development of the state economy, the Chinese government is increasingly investing in the development of existing and construction of new ports, as well as in the development of infrastructure. It is noteworthy that in recent years the density of port buildings along the coasts has increased dramatically.
The following important fact speaks about the enormous global importance of Chinese ports: of the 10 largestports on the whole planet 7 are in China. All of them provide cargo transportation in excess of 100 million containers per year.
This material presents the characteristics of one of the largest ports in China - Guangzhou.
Location
The port is located near the town with the same name. This place is located just north of the Pearl River Delta (the name translates as Pearl River), a hundred kilometers from the South China Sea. From the cities of Macau and Hong Kong, this place is located close. Before them, respectively, 80 and 120 kilometers. The relief of the city has a gradual rise from the southwest to the northeast, and a chain of small hills has formed a kind of axis. Around it is the city.
Port of Guangzhou, respectively, as proud as it is, is located in the subtropical zone. The climate here is humid and warm, the weather is strongly influenced by the Asian monsoons.
Briefly about the name
In ancient times, the city had a different name - Panyu (today it is one of the districts). Quite a long time ago, its modern name appeared - in the III century. "Guang" is the first part of the name of the province of Guangdong, and "zhou" in translation simply means "city". In general, it turns out "the main city of the province."
Earlier, the Europeans called it Canton. Perhaps "Canton" is the pronunciation of the name of the province of Guangdong in one of the Yue dialects - Cantonese.
Description of Guangzhou Seaport
In terms of importance and magnitude, it isChina's third city after Shanghai and Beijing. Guangzhou embodies everything modern and advanced that this state has today. The population is over 12 million people.
The main port of the city is the most important center of the economy of all of South China. The port is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Port Group Co. Ltd founded in February 2004. It is connected with three hundred ports in 80 countries and regions around the world. The port of Guangzhou today also includes the former port of Huangpu.
In total, there are 4600 berths on its territory. Large-scale dredging work was completed in 2004, which made it possible to further serve ships with a displacement of up to 100,000 tons. Accordingly, the cargo turnover began to grow rapidly. Previously, prior to the start of these works, the port could only accept ships with a displacement of no more than 50,000 tons.
The annual volume of goods passing through Guangzhou is more than 11 million containers a year.
Economy of Guangzhou Port City
The city has developed shipbuilding, mechanical engineering, metallurgy, textile, food (sugar), rubber, chemical, printing, leather and footwear, construction, electronic industries.
Folk crafts: lacquerware, cloisonne and painted enamel, ivory carving, jade, fans, umbrellas, embroidery.
Services: tourism, trade, transport, etc.
From the history of the city
The beginning of the history of the city is the era of the Qin dynasty, which ruled the Celestial Empire from 221 to 206 BC. The city was founded in 214 BC. Then it was known as Panyu and was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Nam Viet, which included the territory of modern Vietnam.
In 111 BC, the Han dynasty conquered the kingdom of Nam Viet, after which the city was renamed Guangzhou and became the capital of the province. And to this day he has this status.
Tourist information
How do tourists get around the city and how to get from Guangzhou to the port? A document for renting a car for 3 months costs approximately 1000 CNY (about 10,000 rubles). For tourists, this event (obtaining a document) is quite difficult. And this is due to the fact that international law does not apply here. Of course, you can get a Chinese temporary license from the local traffic police, but before that, you must pass the exam.
Therefore, to move around the city, the best option is to rent a car with a driver (per day from 500 CNY). But, most likely, such an escort will not know English.
Also, you can use other means of transport such as buses, taxis and subways to get around the city.
